open casket

Most typically used during Catholic wakes, this is when a casket is open to allow visitors to view the body.

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In many cultures, a common practice is to spend time with the body or the family before the funeral service, burial, or cremation...

Many funerals feature an open casket, where part or all of the body of the person who died will be on view.

A common practice in many cultures is to spend time with the body before the funeral or disposition.

Embalming a body is a multi-step procedure used to preserve a body and delay decomposition for a short time, and temporarily...

The first step in the embalming process is surgical, in which bodily fluids are removed and are replaced with formaldehyde-based...

After the body is embalmed, cosmetics are applied to the body and the hair is styled to create a more life-like appearance.

A viewer of my videos wrote in: "I'm going to a Catholic wake for the first time. Will there be an open casket? What if I'm...